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#A916CA

#a916ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a916ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 8.63% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.34% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 289°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #a916ca
  2. #37ca16

Split complementary

  1. #a916ca
  2. #91ca16
  3. #16ca4f

Analogous

  1. #4f16ca
  2. #a916ca
  3. #ca1691

Triadic

  1. #a916ca
  2. #caa916
  3. #16caa9

Tetradic

  1. #a916ca
  2. #ca1637
  3. #37ca16
  4. #16caa9

Square

  1. #a916ca
  2. #ca4f16
  3. #37ca16
  4. #1691ca

Monochromatic

  1. #360740
  2. #6f0e85
  3. #a916ca
  4. #cc42ea
  5. #de87f2

Shades

#a916ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a916ca
  2. #9814b6
  3. #8712a2
  4. #760f8d
  5. #650d79
  6. #550b65
  7. #440951
  8. #33073d
  9. #220428
  10. #110214
  11. #000000

Tints

#a916ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a916ca
  2. #b22dcf
  3. #ba45d5
  4. #c35cda
  5. #cb73df
  6. #d48be5
  7. #dda2ea
  8. #e5b9ef
  9. #eed0f4
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a916ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a916ca
  2. #a521c3
  3. #a12bbb
  4. #9d36b4
  5. #9940ac
  6. #954ba5
  7. #90569e
  8. #8c6096
  9. #886b8f
  10. #847587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #246ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a84778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #644acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7255c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8399f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a916ca {
  color: #a916ca;
}
Background
.bg-a916ca {
  background-color: #a916ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a916ca {
  border: 2px solid #a916ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a916ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 22 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a916ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a916ca, #ca1691);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a916ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 22 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.26 #56e935 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a916ca  rgb(169, 22, 202)  hsl(289, 80%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#37ca16  rgb(55, 202, 22)  hsl(109, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#caa916  rgb(202, 169, 22)  hsl(49, 80%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#16caa9  rgb(22, 202, 169)  hsl(169, 80%, 44%)  Caribbean Green